Material Sample Specialist

Northvolt has an exciting job offer for a Material Sample Specialist to join our passionate team in Stockholm.

In joining us you will play an important part from the very start in building one of the first large scale European battery factories. Northvolt will play an important role in the transformation to a carbon free society.

This person will contribute to R&D trials and to Manufacturing Equipment validations, define and Deploy the procurement strategies and collaborate with internal stakeholders including Cell design and Process Engineering, Finance, Logistics, Business Development, Manufacturing etc.

The scope would also be building up and maintain business relationship with dedicated supplier(s) and stakeholders, manage the Request for Quotations (RFQs) process and Purchase Orders : from RFQs launch, commercial meetings, negotiation rounds, till vendor selection and Purchasing Orders creation.

The person we are looking for is strongly goal oriented, curious and eager to learn. You will get the chance to have a real impact on our success story in Sweden (to start with) and see the results of your work.

Apply with CV and cover letter or your complete LinkedIn profile.

Full time employment, fixed salary.
Planned starting date is asap.

Education/Experience

- You hold an Engineering degree in Chemistry or Mechanical Engineering or You have a Master degree or equivalent with a major in either Finance / Accounting, Commercial, Law, Purchasing
- At least 2 years experience within purchasing




Specific Skills/Abilities

- Excellent English written and oral skills
- Highly organized and result driven
- Proactive and goes beyond expectation
- Ability to work under high pressure and tight deadlines, excellent time management
- Ability to work well with others in a team environment, as well as independently
- Ability to work in a high profile and often high pressured international environment
- Qualities that we cherish are flexibility, sense of quality, friendliness, motivation to take on new challenges, grit and a sense of humor
- Passionate & purpose driven


Northvolt was founded in 2016 with the mission to build the world’s greenest battery cell, with a minimal carbon footprint and the highest ambitions for recycling, to enable the European transition to renewable energy. Northvolt’s team of experts is building the next generation battery cell factory focused on process innovation, scale and vertical integration. Once completed, it will be Europe’s largest battery cell factory and produce 32 GWh worth of capacity annually.

The future needs high-quality, green batteries. And it needs lots of them.

We are currently in an exciting fast-growing phase and operate in a busy, fast moving environment, dealing with a wide range of stakeholders. We are staffing our international office in Stockholm, our R&D facility, Northvolt Labs, in Västerås, as well as our Gdansk facility for production of battery systems. We are also preparing for upcoming positions at the main factory, Northvolt Ett, in Skellefteå.

We want to work with experienced battery experts as well as talented and purpose driven people from all kinds of disciplines to make this happen. Those of us already on board share a bold streak and a passion for our mission. We are prepared to work hard in pursuit of excellence. We enjoy the ride and our main drive is to make a difference for real. We are a team dedicated to thinking new, working hard and having fun. Join us today!